! 350 I An Expojition vpon ,_,,.!, " 1 1 ,---- i and e!fecl ofhimlclfe, and by himfclfe, as all ' A ming of Chnlt, IS of nctablc vfco For firll, lt ~---~ • govd thit\gs: fame other things GaG dc:crccwli daunt the mofl dcfperat \...:retch that Js_, and I I cth to be effected by othcrs,as finnc.And fo cmake hm1 to tremble m hnnfclf, & rdhamhun I 1 ] uill things though they be nor according ro h!s fromt.n:my finncs. And 1faman belong to God I rcuc:~lcd ..,,·tJl, yet they come in fomc fort from and be yet a loofc l1ucr, th1s pcrf•,\3fion v-!1! i his will and dccr(.c:fOr 1fhc limply nillcd them, rov.zc hm1 om of h1s f:flnrs, and make hnu ! they c.:oud ncucr be. Bcfidc,in Gods decree are. nunc vmo God, by vfing the ll1CJI1Cs of repcn- 1 fct downc,J1ot oncly the thingstt:i be donc,but taucc; for who v. ouJd not fccke to fauc h1s alia the meancs and circumfbncc~ th-c.rcof; .as foulc: 1f.hc were pcrfwaded that Chr·:ft were I vvc may fee in the pcrlc::cution;. the plac·e and now comming to giue him his finall .re"'';:ud? ende arc plainciy noted. This 1;\'emuftremem-. Secondly, ifa man haue grace and haue rcpcn1bcr, and on the contrari~, take heed of the c.- tcd,and doe belecuc, this ,per(waGon is a nota- ] pinion offame Protdhnts,., l.\•hich hold and ble mcanes to make him confiaht in eucrygood I I teach, that [undric things come.to paffc, Go-d dutic, both ofpictie to God,and ofcharitie too'nely forclceing them, and no wa.y decr~eing wards his brethren. Thirdly, this fCruCth to I ! or willing them: as namely Cinnc• .But to giue· comfort any pcrfOn that is in affliCtion; for vnfo God a bare fore-knowledge wnhout a B \\'hen he thall belceue this \\'hich Chrifl: hath decree, is to put vpon him an idlcpromdencc,. faid, I com~fhortly; hcc cannot bur tliink~ but which the nature ofGod will not a<hnit. his rlcliucrancc hat hand: for at his comming, The cnde why Chrill allcadgeth this Pro.-' hce btingeth perfeCl redemption to all his E- 1 phehe, is to expound his former faying: For·it" leCt. 1 Q.\it;ht be asked,,>\lhy doth Chrifl call this perThe fccond rc2fon is fee afrcr the commanfccution, thchom·Coftemptatio;t? ChriH ~nlwc... demcnt;.that no man may tal.:.! thy crown~:rhatis, l t.etth,bcc:J.Uf~ it \~·ill ccrtcnly comc,to trie them the crowne of thy glorie, 'tllen c:Jerlajling life. t·h::lt d'-' 1 cll on ea:tth•.Whcrc we m:~v nore wh3t This mull not be rcfhayncd to the minifiCIJ of is·thCpropen.ic 0faffiiC1ion!>·and p.~r.fccutionS, this Church, taking it ondy for the crowne of bt; tiJ:c~yj p,ubliC'ke Or pxiuarc; nan~dy;thcy fcrue his mini!lcrie, though it be alfo vnderflood of ,t9 dt.G:oiJ(!r thc HatcrofllH.:ns hca.ns; either by him;but the.famemufi be referred to the whole 1 tlHl}<ing.tl1ilt1jfdLth~ir fa.i;h, tGpencancc, .and Church; :ts ifour Sauiour Chrifl fhould fay; If fcare of God: or by deteCting their impatience thou hold nocfa!l thy faith and other graces, and hypo~fific. : .. ·' .· 1 thou wilt Joofc the crowne ofglory that is or- ' l l' J , fl, C daincd forthcc, 0 v: Il. 'lJetJO a, fcorhe;uort~. Hcncefomcgathcr, thatamanordainedto I h ''d l · h 0 h L ' h ,/J life may finally perilh, becaufe another may !Ji ...: q~1, • ~t:l.tJt 1P IC, .ttJ{).t~ tl;•·o~ hauc thatcrowne which was ordained for him, tb_a_.rno_ma, n t,a_, ,'-e t/:~.·.fY01Pne• . , But this i• a flat abufc ofthis and liKh like texts _ '}: . of <icripture: for the words are not abfolute, Here is· ChriflS' conunaundemcm to this that a mau n.ay loofe his crowne, butcondrtioChurch; .wherem~onGdCr fidb~·har he inioynail: Holdfajl, ortlfo thouj!Nlft peripJ, aKdlooje neth thc'm: then th.c rea{On thereof. :l"he rh!ng eterna!tlz{e, thoHf.bit h~ordainedfor thee. Now he inioynetb ts this, Hold fiifi that which thou the vfc Of fi.JCh fpccches, is not to fignific falk4.ft~ ·that iS; hold as ir we1·c·with both hands ling from gr:lcc, but ro 1l1ew vnto vs ol,lr.O\'~ ne th"at little mcalure of faith and;grace whi(h weaknes in our fducs; that we might acknO\·\'.. tho·u·haHrccciued from me.:md in no wifep~rt ledge, that if we V\' ere left of God whPI:Iy to with the (:lmc. This commandcmcnt bath bin our felucs, we could not bur pcrifh.Thereforc before expounded, Chap.>. v,zs. they fcruc to Oirrvp the child of God to humThe reaIons to enforce:this c:ornmandcmcnt .D ble himfclfc in the acknowledgement of his are·two: One going before it in thtfC \Nords;/ ovme wcakendfc, vntoa carcfull vJing ofthe com.efb~rr!y:that is',c.ither in the general iudgemcancs to come to fal1tation. Like 3S 3 Father menr,.orby dc:1tbvmo thcparti~u!ady.Bcforc that takeshis child and fcts him on a horfc:-,gui- ~ this rea(ot' is put a note of ancmion, Behold; cling the hor(c with one hand,and holding l1im : tOgiuevs tovndcrfland, that the fpcedie cam~ '"'ith the other; and then faith to the child,ra~e ming of Chrifl vmo vs,cither by_de:!.rh itl parhude!caft rhoufa/1: NQ[ meaning thereby that tkular, or in iudgcmcnt gencrall,ts 3 matter of thech1ld fbail fall, but intending tomake him great moment ncucr to be forgotten ' but laid fit fail-er; and ler him know that lf beeG10uld I , vp.and trcafurcd cucn in the bottome of our leaue him he would fall. beans. Herein we mull not A. aner our fclues 1 Secondly, Chrill vfcth fuch fpceches, that and fay with the bad Ccruant,Matth.24·4~·My thereby he m:1y m:tke his Church pcrfeuere in mafter dorhfordJowhi 1 comming : for that ts the grace vnto the ende ; for all exhortations and caufc of ( 0 much wickcdneffc and itnp~nitcnttbrcatenings in Godsword, arc infhuments of cie as is in the: world: but uther '-''ith an aunperfeuerance in grace vnto·Gods~hildrcn:bc- ,,icnt F>lther,thinkc we euCl' hcarc the found of cal;(c as God hath appointed v.•ho {hall be fa his trumpet. ucd ccrt:1incly, fo he hath ordained certaine ~!his daily pedwa~~ of the fpeedie cornmcanes to bring the fame to paffc:pa.:!_ whc~ ·--~---:-_::: ______ i lcrcmt.
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